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GM cuts 1,100 staff at Lordstown plant to meet slowing demand

Less than 2 months ago the headline here was GM ramps up Cobalt production to meet demand. It's amazing how quickly things change in this crazy environment. Just months after adding a third shift at the Lordstown, OH assembly plant where the Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 are built, on Friday GM gave 1,100 employees at the facility layoff notices. The company isn't getting rid of the third shift but, it is slowing the build rate in line with current sales demand. Earlier this summer, GM was selling Cobalts as fast as they could build them and ... Read more →

Cobalt owners take their cars home to Lordstown Merritt Johnson

Many people choose their car because it is an extension of themselves, their personality, their style and their passion. These folks tend to forge a deep attachment with their automobile, an ...

Cruze news: Cobalt replacement to get turbo'd 1.4-liter and 40 mpg Jeremy Korzeniewski

Chevy Cruze to be built in Lordstown Jeremy Korzeniewski

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GM cuts 1,100 staff at Lordstown plant to meet slowing demand 1 year ago on Autoblog

Cobalt owners take their cars home to Lordstown 1 year ago on Autoblog

Many people choose their car because it is an extension of themselves, their personality, their style and their passion. These folks tend to forge a deep attachment with their automobile, an inanimate object void of emotion. Despite that fact, a vehicle has wants and needs of its own, and some ...

Cruze news: Cobalt replacement to get turbo'd 1.4-liter and 40 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog

Rising fuel prices, both in the U.S. and abroad, means that automakers can now offer similar engines in vehicles sold throughout the world. According to Automotive News, General Motors' next small car, the Chevrolet Cruze, will be offered with a new 1.4-liter force-fed four-banger, putting out ...

Chevy Cruze to be built in Lordstown 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of next-gen Chevy Cobalt spy shots Workers at GM's Lordstown, OH plant just got another shot of good news from the General: the next-gen compact car from Chevrolet will be built there. The Chevy Cruze will replace the Cobalt, which recently had a third shift added ...

McCain has no plans for Detroit bailout 1 year ago on Autoblog

Back in the late seventies and into early eighties, Chrysler had gotten itself into such horrid financial shape that the U.S. government decided to step in and fix the situation itself. Considering the sorry state of affairs that all three of the Detroit automakers find themselves in today, some ...

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